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Who are you? Do you really know yourself? Are you real? Is your existence felt? Is it the real YOU?
For WE, IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, wear masks of UNREALISM.
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Levi Danner Grocery - 402 East Main Street
This building housed a drug store in 1886 but by 1903 Levi Danner owned a grocery store here. The store was called the "Red Front Grocery Store." He kept the grocery until the mid-1920s when John Sample took over the building for a feed, flour and seed store. It was a feed store for the greater part of its existence, but in later years became a laundromat.
circa 1920
Detail: SYMPOSIUM, LESBIAN
The handwritten words on the panel behind the figure are transcribed below:
"My existence threatens the sovereignty of men. In redundancy, they curse my tongue. I speak for woman as women. As women without men. I proclaim a future without self-fulfilling prophecies. A pure existence within the cycles of nature wherein man’s seed is the beginning of life rather than its predetermination. Through me, woman casts the shadow of humanity. I would replace the verticality of men with the verticality of women. We would dominate where we have been dominated. Subjugate those who have subjugated us. Rape the minds and spirit of men the way we have been raped. Men are a bane, an abomination, a blight on the balance of nature. Vestigial and redundant, they cling to their arrogance and impose their ignorance. Without women they are parasites without a host. I would purge them.
I am a lover of women. It is my nature to love them as they should be loved. To know them as they should be known. We share the mystery. I love their breasts and low-slung buttocks, heavy thighs and fragile ankles so recklessly tooled to balance the weight of burgeoning life. I love the courage of women. Their dedication of purpose. I love them as they cannot love me...as they will not love me. I am of them yet a stranger among them.
The needs of women and the needs of men are as old as time, as my needs are as old as time. Our births were concurrent. And though I have always been, as they have always been, I am without substance. A counterfeit. A giver of pleasure. A taker of pleasure. A receiver of pain. A momentary thing. Non-linear and subversive. a thief who would have you believe.
If you listen to the rhetoric of men, I am a parasite, a bane, an abomination, a blight on the balance of nature and a sin against god. But what of love? What of all those virtues of the human spirit that are boundless and therefore sexless? If I am judged an abomination of nature and yet created by god, wherein lies my sin? If I am a sin against god yet accepted by nature, how judge me an abomination?
I am a woman who dreams the dreams of men. I would possess rather than be possessed, lead rather than follow. But my dreams are also the dreams of woman. As I dream of the bodies of women, I dream of a world without men. A future without man. A future wherein the values of women crystallize into a gestalt of multi-faceted metaphors.
The wars and religions of man would no longer have coffers of children to fill and refill their ranks. Children used as fodder for the cannons and canons of men. Women would no longer be used as refueling tanks for the dead and the dying rituals and spectacles of men. Mankind requires audience. We, we as woman, must turn our heads away. If we love our children, we must turn our heads away.
What is a man after all? A bit of sperm? There is too much of that now. His coffers overflow. There is no space for his display. Not anymore. He is in repeat. We have witnessed the same drama ad nauseum. He threatens not only boredom but despair.
What hope is there as long as he precludes the future. He stands in the way. His shadow denies the light. There is no horizon. No rising day. Only twilight. The gray substance of repeat.
I speak of urgency. Revolution. Whatever it takes to rid this world of man’s imperative. To replace his metaphors of division and hate, possession and regression. Fear. To replace his fear with a new beginning. To give him domain over the past and release the Now to those who use it best.
Women would re-enter the cycles of nature rather than remaining trapped within the deadly repeat of men. We would not continue the self-serving lie of linearity. The domination of patriarchy. The blind transference of domination. Father to son to father to son.
I speak of urgency. As he has created Time, he has created finitude. His stretch toward his god has created his end. Our end. I speak for woman. I speak for that which I am and that which I love. I speak of urgency. I speak for they whom I love. I speak for the women.
I speak of urgency. I speak for the breaking of lines. Lines that lead nowhere canceling and binding the lives and self-definitions of women. Man would believe he lives beyond his death. His line and his lies extending into infinity. Toward his creation of gods and rewards. For this he rapes the earth. He has created god to absolve him.
What a warped and ridiculous venality he has become. Vestigial and without merit. We must seek the song of the poet. Of the seer. In this I place my trust. In this I place my voice. In this I hear my song."
Collection:
Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento, California
Tamil poet Bharathi -A real life hero
The Tamil poet, Maha Kavi Subramaniam Bharathiar, familiarly referred to as Bharathi, has been a real life hero. His extraordinary power was his poetry, his weapon of choice- his pen. He wrote at a time when his country was crying out for reform. Though many may remember him for inspiring his people to seek freedom from alien rule, he also spoke out for the freedom and equality of the Indian woman - his damsel in distress - in a time when they were barely acknowledged for their existence.
The mid 19th century was a time when the Indian woman had absolutely no rights and their relationship with their husbands were close to that of Master and Slave. Women were not thought important enough to pursue studies, as their role was more as the dutiful wife at home.
Bharathi was first among the growing school of Renaissance poets during this period who insisted that the only way for a country to grow was through empowering its women.
"Aanum Pennum nigarrenak kolvathaal
Ariviloanki ivvagayakam thalaikumaam"
Taken from his poem Puthumai Penn (New Woman) the line evokes that "When we realize that man and woman are equal, this world will flourish with knowledge".
Born on December 11, 1882, in the Tamil village of Ettayapuram, Bharathi a Brahmin was recognized for his talent as a poet even at the age of 11. After an early marriage Bharathi curious about the outside world travelled to Kasi in 1898, where the next four years led him discover a nation in tumult and misery under British rule. By the early 1900s Bharathi had fully immersed himself in the nationalist rule and took an active part in the Congress gatherings throughout the country. He also took an avid interest in the world of journalism and the print media of the West. He joined the Swadeshamitran, a Tamil daily as Assistant Editor and later on started his own Tamil weekly Bala Bharatham and also the English newspaper India. He was frequently thrown into prison as a result of his strong views against the British who were suppressing freedom fighters at the time.
From religious hymns to inspiring nationalist anthems and poems shattering without hesitation every social taboo that was held close by conventional South Indians, Bharathi voiced his opinion without hesitation in a lyrical style that has not even been surpassed by literature that followed his period. Among his well-known poetry is Oadi vilayaadu paapaa. While a poem of instruction for children it also hints to all ages on accepting people as human beings and not on their caste or creed.
Jaadhigal illaiyadi paaapaa,
Kulath thaalchi uyarchi sollal paavam paapaa
Neethi uyarntha mathi kalvi
Anbu niraiya udayavargal meloar paapaa
"There is no caste little one. It is a sin to categorise people as high and low caste. Only those who possess justice, intelligence and education and great love are of a high caste"
Thus he included the Tamil woman in his fight for freedom who, in one of his essays he called "Slaves who remain conservative and orthodox" as they were "not permitted to make their own choices".
Woman as a mother was Bharathi's favourite theme and the book 'Woman in Modern Tamil Literature' by Loganayagy Nannithamby says that "Bharati who envisages women as the incarnation of Sakti [Parasakti - the great Goddess or the Mother-Goddess] says in one of his essays on philosophy: As a man, all the female deities you pray to, represent the latent powers of Parasakti hidden in women like your mother, wife, sister and daughter."
Bharati's idealist views later turned to more down-to-earth, reformist views with the seeping in of Northern influences like the coming of the Brahmins and Puranas, which was slowly deteorating the status of the woman of the South. He argued that if women's freedom were to be deprived, man would perish along with it and that men were not to monopolize freedom.
Aettayum pengal thoduvadhu theemaiyendren niyirunthavar
Maaynthuvittar
Veetukkullay pennaip pooti vaippoam endra vindai manithar thalai
Kavilnthaaar
"Those who thought that women should not touch books and learn have died! Those surprising people who said that we have to lock women in homes to do their duties, have put their heads down in shame."
His hope for women included a librated free woman who thought independently and used her knowledge, like men, for the betterment of the country. His wife Chellamal Bharati, in her biography of her husband related incidents when she says how her husband put all social barriers to the wind and clung to her arms while walking boldly next to her (Brahmin women were required to walk a few steps behind her husband).
"Nimirntha nannenjum naer konda paarvaiyum
Nilathinil yaarukkum anjaatha nerigalum
Thimirntha gnanach cherukkum iruppadhaal
Semmai maadhargal thirambuvathillaiyaam"
"With upright heart and steadfast look and ideas that are not afraid of anyone in the world- the woman does not falter as she has the delight of wisdom."
This great poet died on September 11, 1921 after being trampled by an Elephant when he went seeking blessings at the temple.
He was thought of as such an outcast at the time that only seven people attended his funeral. But his poetry, which belied his time, caused the birth of new ideas and the emancipation of the status of the woman in India today and remains as inspiration to millions of people around the world.
For the first time in six years of existence, the P1 AquaX was hosting a World Championship event sanctioned by IJSBA and it happened in Key West, Florida December 9th and 10th 2017. Since the Thailand King's Cup was being held at the same time, only 18 of the 25 pilots that made the selection were racing this week end. Nevertheless, Key West was a beautiful destination to race, every morning brought a different colour of sunrise and the ever changing blue hues of the water made this race memorable. After marine and storm delays, day one was hard for David Chassier after experiencing mechanical problems. Day two was a little better even if the Yamaha FX SVHO was barely taking 7000 rpm, the French pilot from Blois managed to finish 12 and 13, which placed him 15 overall. A big thank you to Barefoot Billy's Jet Ski Rental that helped us train the first days in Key West as well as Redler's family that gave us assistance and support during the race. Congratulation to our friend Nicolas Rius on landing a 3rd place overall despite a bad shoulder injury and we wish him the best recovery so he can be back a the top for 2018. This was the last race of the season, see you next year :)
Since I just got back in world a few days ago, I couldn't really offer much at the Lantern Festival.
Hope this is acceptable.
Comes with both types for 200L, limited to the duration of the festival.
Visit Existence by going to my store, *BOOM* and check out all the great stuff the stores are offering. Also, don't forget to pick up the red packet hunt items!
Happy New Year!
Georgios Averof (Greek: Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ) is a modified Pisa-class armored cruiser built in Italy for the Royal Hellenic Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship served as the Greek flagship during most of the first half of the century. Although popularly known as a battleship (θωρηκτό) in Greek she is in fact an armored cruiser (θωρακισμένο καταδρομικό) the only ship of this type still in existence.
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Banners capturing the voices of the Everglades through the words of Artist-In-Residence-In-Everglades (AIRIE) poets. Photo: NPS
Sarnath is the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Sarnath is located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The Buddha went from Bodhgaya to Sarnath about 5 weeks after his enlightenment. Before Gautama (the Buddha-to-be) attained enlightenment, he gave up his austere penances and his friends, the Pañcavaggiya monks, left him and went to Isipatana.
Isipatana is the name used in the Pali Canon, and means the place where holy men (Pali: isi, Sanskrit: rishi) landed.
After attaining Enlightenment the Buddha, leaving Uruvela, travelled to the Isipatana to join and teach them. He went to them because, using his spiritual powers, he had seen that his five former companions would be able to understand Dharma quickly. While travelling to Sarnath, Gautama Buddha had to cross the Ganges. Having no money with which to pay the ferryman, he crossed the Ganges through the air. When King Bimbisāra heard of this, he abolished the toll for ascetics. When Gautama Buddha found his five former companions, he taught them, they understood and as a result they also became enlightened. At that time the Sangha, the community of the enlightened ones, was founded. The sermon Buddha gave to the five monks was his first sermon, called the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. It was given on the full-moon day of Asalha Puja. Buddha subsequently also spent his first rainy season at Sarnath at the Mulagandhakuti. The Sangha had grown to 60 in number (after Yasa and his friends had become monks), and Buddha sent them out in all directions to travel alone and teach the Dharma. All 60 monks were Arahants.
Several other incidents connected with the Buddha, besides the preaching of the first sermon, are mentioned as having taken place in Isipatana. Here it was that one day at dawn Yasa came to the Buddha and became an Arahant. It was at Isipatana, too, that the rule was passed prohibiting the use of sandals made of talipot leaves. On another occasion when the Buddha was staying at Isipatana, having gone there from Rājagaha, he instituted rules forbidding the use of certain kinds of flesh, including human flesh. Twice, while the Buddha was at Isipatana, Māra visited him but had to go away discomfited.
A stone pillar marks the spot where the Buddha preached his first sermon. Nearby was another stupa on the site where the Pañcavaggiyas spent their time in meditation before the Buddha's arrival, and another where five hundred Pacceka Buddhas entered Nibbāna. Close to it was another building where the future Buddha Metteyya received assurance of his becoming a Buddha.
Buddhism flourished in Sarnath in part because of kings and wealthy merchants based in Varanasi. By the third century Sarnath had become an important center for the arts, which reached its zenith during the Gupta period (4th to 6th centuries CE). In the 7th century by the time Xuan Zang visited from China, he found 30 monasteries and 3000 monks living at Sarnath.
Sarnath became a major centre of the Sammatiya school of Buddhism, one of the early Buddhist schools. However, the presence of images of Heruka and Tara indicate that Vajrayana Buddhism was (at a later time) also practiced here. Also images of Brahminist gods as Shiva and Brahma were found at the site, and there is still a Jain temple (at Chandrapuri) located very close to the Dhamekh Stupa.
At the end of the 12th century Sarnath was sacked by Turkish Muslims, and the site was subsequently plundered for building materials.
Sarnath has been developed as a place of pilgrimage, both for Buddhists from India and abroad. A number of countries in which Buddhism is a major (or the dominant) religion, among them Thailand, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, have established temples and monasteries in Sarnath in the style that is typical for the respective country. Thus, pilgrims and visitors have the opportunity to experience an overview of Buddhist architecture from various cultures.
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Extremely effeminate boy mannequin tries to get sassy with me as I see if the female mannequin above him has anatomically correct breasts that include nipples. The woman in the shop just looks at me like I'm weird...YOLO.
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on a morning jog..... the fog this day was thick. creating an almost sorrowful feel to my surroundings. everything seemed lonely... including me.
this picture took me about 4 weeks to finish as i already had an idea what it should look like and it was quite a complex composition. this again is A2 size.
SPEAK YOUR DREAMS INTO EXISTENCE / WEALTHY MINDS Murals by Shawn Perkins in collaboration with Billionaire P.A at Union Market District along 5th Street between Florida Avenue and Morse Street, NE, Washington DC on Monday afternoon, 31 January 2022 by Elvert Barnes Photography
SHAWN PERKINS website at www.sptheplug.com/
Elvert Barnes GRAFFITI Writings On The Wall 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/graffiti
Elvert Barnes Public Art 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/public-art-2022
Trip to / from Union Market District, NE, and Columbia Heights, NW, Washington DC
Elvert Barnes January 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/january-2022
For the first time in six years of existence, the P1 AquaX was hosting a World Championship event sanctioned by IJSBA and it happened in Key West, Florida December 9th and 10th 2017. Since the Thailand King's Cup was being held at the same time, only 18 of the 25 pilots that made the selection were racing this week end. Nevertheless, Key West was a beautiful destination to race, every morning brought a different colour of sunrise and the ever changing blue hues of the water made this race memorable. After marine and storm delays, day one was hard for David Chassier after experiencing mechanical problems. Day two was a little better even if the Yamaha FX SVHO was barely taking 7000 rpm, the French pilot from Blois managed to finish 12 and 13, which placed him 15 overall. A big thank you to Barefoot Billy's Jet Ski Rental that helped us train the first days in Key West as well as Redler's family that gave us assistance and support during the race. Congratulation to our friend Nicolas Rius on landing a 3rd place overall despite a bad shoulder injury and we wish him the best recovery so he can be back a the top for 2018. This was the last race of the season, see you next year :)
"The essence of sculpture is for me the perception of space, the continuum of our existence."
~ Isamu Noguchi
Sculpture Trouvée, Overtoom, Gorredijk, Friesland.
I believe that, existence is like an infinite river. Time is only an illusion, to let our mind, experience the water flow (Events) in a continues sequence. Thus, regardless of time, the whole river, exists in every moment...it means, NOW...at this time, your future & past, exist along your present. however, you just feel the present. I want to expand this abstract idea to social life...Walking among people...I see my different futures...based on different choices that I can make today....And I see my past...among youngers...who can be me,,,making similar choices...
... how beautiful is the rope of life...which collects billions of people,..like a lot of unrelated pearl pieces joined together as a neckband...
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to affect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) resulting from cross pollination or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower) when self pollination occurs. Some flowers produce diaspores without fertilization (parthenocarpy). Flowers contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. After fertilization, the ovary of the flower develops into fruit containing seeds.
In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to bring beauty to their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, religion, medicine and as a source of food.
The 2nd in my 'Imaginary Friends of Science' - after Maxwell's Demon is Descartes' Demon. Despite (or because) of his rationalism, René Descartes hypothesised the existence of an evil daemon, a personification who is "as clever and deceitful as he is powerful, who has directed his entire effort to misleading me." The evil d(a)emon presents a complete illusion of an external world, including other people, or even his own body, when perhaps they don't exist. This is a sort of thought experiment to test the very idea of empiricism.
The modern version of this is the "brain in vat" (i.e. how do we know we aren't just brains in vats of biochemicals being stimulated to simulate what we sense).
This lino cut print in green and black is 8 inches by 9 inches (20.3 cm by 22.9 cm) on Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. It is one of a first edition of 12. It combines Descartes' Demon (who bares a remarkable resemblance to Descartes himself) and the brain in a vat.